SURVIVOR OF THE MAN'S HOUSE

Young children may excitedly say, "When I grow up, I want to be a __" ... yet no one ever finishes that with "Correctional Officer." Most times on TV or in movies, Correctional Officers are portrayed as "being on the take" or "untrustworthy goons" or inhumanely cruel; they are almost always "the bad guys," nearly as evil as the criminals they incarcerate.

First-time Author Yvonne Goyette has written a very unique book because she spent over 25 years as a Correctional Officer, often in maximum-security prisons. She says, "The necessity for men to respect women who work in a male-dominated work environment is paramount to elicit change; otherwise, nothing changes. Yvonne has a very unique voice to a whole new generation. She is a survivor!